Ere’ Rhea!

We are delighted to announce the arrival of three gorgeous Rhea chicks hatched at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park in Poole, Dorset!

Dad’s in charge!

The females lay their eggs every other day, anywhere around the enclosure! It’s then the male Rheas job to collect up the eggs and roll them into the nest where he sits on them throughout the whole incubation period, which can be between 35 – 40 days.

Mamma Babba was born in an airing cupboard!

Back in July 2012, Zena from our Animal Barn popped a big yellow egg in her airing cupboard. She kept the egg safe and warm and then one day this gorgeous blonde bird hatched out! “Babba” the female Rhea then moved in to Farmer Palmer’s house for 3 months for lots of cuddles on the sofa and lots of cleaning up for Farmer Palmer! When the time was right we introduced Babba to the farm park and got her some male company; Rex. Babba and Rex were then ‘married’ and the rest, as they say, is history!

Hungry mouths to feed . . .

We have moved the three new born little chicks into the Animal Barn now to give them the very best start and to keep them nice and warm and safe from the unpredictable British weather. We are hand-rearing them until they learn how to be independent, taking them on daily walks around the farm park to help them build up their strength. Once fully feathered and about a meter in height we will introduce them back into the Rhea enclosure with the others. Stay tuned into Farmer Palmer’s Facebook Page for more photos coming soon.

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Sunday 11th March - Free entry for Mum to Farmer Palmer's Farm Park *with valid email voucher downloaded from Farmer Palmer's website. Let's CELEBRATE Mums! You will need to visit the Whats On page on Farmer Palmer's website where you will find details of the event and a link to download a free entry email voucher.

Important information: One voucher per valid email address. Please allow around an hour for your voucher to come through, please also check your junk/spam folders in case the voucher is delivered there by mistake. You will need to bring ID to match the name on your voucher to be able to redeem on the day. If you do not have a printer we will accept showing us your voucher email on your smart phone.

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